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The foreign object may be found in one of these abscesses, or free in the reticular lumen.

The foreign object may be found in one of these abscesses, or free in the reticular lumen.

If the pericardium is penetrated it becomes thickened with oedema, and purulent fluid containing fibrin clots accumulates in the sac giving  a “bread and butter heart” which is classical  of traumatic reticulitis.

If the[[Structure of the Heart - Anatomy & Physiology#Pericardium| pericardium]] is penetrated it becomes thickened with oedema, and purulent fluid containing fibrin clots accumulates in the sac giving  a “bread and butter heart” which is classical  of traumatic reticulitis.

[[Image:traumatic pericarditis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Traumatic pericarditis (Courtesy of BioMed Image Archive)]]

[[Image:traumatic pericarditis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Traumatic pericarditis (Courtesy of BioMed Image Archive)]]

Additionally if the liver is affected large abscesses in the dorsal part of the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] may erode into the posterior vena cava to produce a thrombosis.

Additionally if the liver is affected large abscesses in the dorsal part of the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] may erode into the posterior vena cava to produce a [[Thrombosis|thrombosis]].

==Treatment==

==Treatment==